Cerence (CRNC) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) posted FCF Margin of 21.23% for Q1 2026, down 31.48% on a QoQ basis from 30.98% in Q4 2025, and up 440.0% year-over-year from 3.93% in Q1 2025.
Cerence (CRNC) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cerence's FCF Margin history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.23% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 440.0% year-over-year to 21.23% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.85% (up 999.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.59%, up 1491.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 21.23% for Q1 2026 at Cerence, down from 30.98% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 30.98% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 15.76% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 7.11% and a median of 8.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin plunged 3343 bps — and 2024, when it surged 3288 bps.
- Cerence's FCF Margin stood at 3.35% in 2022, then increased by 19 bps to 2.71% in 2023, then surged by 673 bps to 15.51% in 2024, then surged by 100 bps to 30.98% in 2025, then slumped by 31 bps to 21.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRNC's FCF Margin at 21.23% in Q1 2026, 30.98% in Q4 2025, and 16.08% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 199.59 Bn | 179.36 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 39.26% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 193.24 Bn | 190.53 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 164.78 Bn | 159.04 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.02% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 150.52 Bn | 138.68 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 58.89% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 139.79 Bn | 138.58 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 17.31% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 109.10 Bn | 104.44 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 11.86% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.68 Bn | 99.45 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 36.83% |
| 8 | Adobe | 95.80 Bn | 90.17 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 31.84% |
| 9 | Snowflake | 93.75 Bn | 90.79 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 16.73% |
| 10 | Cerence | 377.90 Mn | 269.64 Mn | 47.30 Mn | 21.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.89% |